Detached
£439,324
81% above the Sefton average
16.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Sefton? £243,246
The average house price in Sefton is £243,246, based on 3,368 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 0.2% (£504) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +0.2%
- Sold in 12 months
- 3,368
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Sefton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£248,955
2% above the Sefton average
45.8% of sales
Terraced
£164,272
32% below the Sefton average
22.1% of sales
Flats
£141,319
42% below the Sefton average
15.3% of sales
Are house prices in Sefton going up or down?
House prices in Sefton are rising: up 0.2% (£504) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 39.8% (£69,202).
Past 12 months
+0.2%
+£504From £242,742 to £243,246
£244,440£239,490
Past 10 years
+39.8%
+£69,202From £174,044 to £243,246
£243,246£174,044
Quick answers for Sefton
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£268,475
Highest average, reached in June 2021
How many homes sold?
3,368
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
45.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
32.1% of sales
How many people live in Sefton?
279,303
3,529 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Sefton?
123,123
1,555 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Sefton?
26 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.6 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.5% of the area · 88 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Sefton?
77 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −0.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Hightown
£390,104
Least expensive
Aintree Village
£234,024
How does Sefton rank?
2nd most expensive area of Merseyside.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Sefton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Sefton, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Sefton compare with nearby areas?
Sefton compared with the 4 nearest other areas in Merseyside.
Sefton vs Knowsley
- Sefton
- £243,246
- Knowsley
- £198,898−£44,348
Open comparison
Sefton vs Liverpool
- Sefton
- £243,246
- Liverpool
- £205,025−£38,221
Open comparison
Sefton vs Wirral
- Sefton
- £243,246
- Wirral
- £252,450+£9,204
Open comparison
Sefton vs St Helens
- Sefton
- £243,246
- St Helens
- £199,928−£43,318
Open comparison
Which areas of Sefton are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 9 areas of Sefton, most expensive first.
- 1
£390,104
Change over one year: +3.2%
- 2
£377,400
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 3
£352,400
Change over one year: +11.0%
- 4
£320,458
Change over one year: +6.3%
- 5
£313,513
Change over one year: −12.1%
- 6
£268,708
Change over one year: +6.1%
- 7
£260,130
Change over one year: +5.5%
- 8
£239,434
Change over one year: −10.9%
- 9
£234,024
Change over one year: +8.1%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Sefton dataset covers 9,653 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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